Cladophantis xylophracta
| Cladophantis xylophracta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cladophantis |
| Species: | C. xylophracta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918 | |
Cladophantis xylophracta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are lilac-brown with the extreme costal edge ochreous. There are three very indistinct interrupted lines or a series of dots of blackish irroration, the first about one-third, oblique and angled on the fold, the second from a small round spot beneath the middle of the costa to a larger spot on the dorsum before the tornus, the third curved from three-fourths of the costa to a pre-tornal spot. There is a terminal series of black dots. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[3]
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